[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

aixtools added the comment: Although this is closed - it is not (yet) resolved, really. ctypes does not compile on AIX 5.3, or AIX 6.1. Applying the patch posted (https://bugs.python.org/file17098/pyffi.patch) does get rid of most of the problems. However, to completely "fix" it I also copied

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

A.M. Kuchling added the comment: Closing as obsolete. -- nosy: +akuchling resolution: -> wont fix stage: patch review -> resolved status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

rubisher added the comment: Hello Gilles, The libffi-4.2.0-3 I used, was coming from the previously mentioned repository: . That said, if I click on link, it points me to So, as far as I un

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

Gilles PION added the comment: According to ffi site (http://sourceware.org/libffi/, the latest version is libffi-3.0.10, dated few days ago (which BTW I've been unable to compile on AIX, while 3.0.9 is OK) So what are those 4.2.0-3 versions coming from? -- nosy: +gpion

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

Changes by Meador Inge : -- assignee: theller -> nosy: -theller priority: normal -> low stage: -> patch review type: -> compile error ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

David Kirkby added the comment: I've just downloaded libffi-3.0.9 (the latest) and it builds with no problems on my AIX 5.3 system. Is there any chance of the version of libffi in Python being updated? -- nosy: +drkirkby ___ Python tracker

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

Changes by Antoine Pitrou : -- nosy: +sable ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.o

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

bugs-pyt...@vendor.thewrittenword.com added the comment: Python is using the wrong ffi code, it should be using ffi_darwin.c -- keywords: +patch nosy: +bugs-pyt...@vendor.thewrittenword.com Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file17098/pyffi.patch __

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

rubisher added the comment: Well a few spare time let me investigate this way: using gc[cj] libffi. I so first install libffi-4.2.0-3 as well as libffi-devel-4.2.0-3 (not sure this last one is required, though) then configure python (2.6) with --with-system-ffi but it doesn't seems to be enough

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

rubisher added the comment: Having a look at gcc libffi is wel available for Aix, though? That said, I just need python for bzr and associated tools to maintain localy a small number of script, so imho I would be abl

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

Antoine Pitrou added the comment: AIX doesn't seem listed in the platforms supported by libffi. http://sourceware.org/libffi/ suggests you send platform test results to libffi-disc...@sourceware.org On the other hand, perhaps the libffi version which comes with Python is outdated. -- n

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

rubisher added the comment: Just to mention the same issue for Python-2.6.2 and gcc-4.2.0 on aix 5.3 too. -- nosy: +rubisher ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue6006] ffi.c compile failures on AIX 5.3 with xlc

New submission from Ely Eshel : Building Python 3.0.1 with xlc on AIX 5.3, The following compiler errros come up: /home11/eeshel/dev/python/Python- 3.0.1/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/powerpc/ffi.c", line 141.25: 1506-045 (S) Undeclared identifier FFI_LINUX_SOFT_FLOAT. "/home11/eeshel/dev/python/P